Re: How to password folders????

From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] (lanwench_at_heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmail.atyahoo.com)
Date: 04/02/04 

Date: Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:07:25 -0500

You can't password protect them, but if you use NTFS as your disk format,
you can protect them using NTFS security... this is even better. Are these
local or network users you're worried about?

ROBERTO wrote:
> Hi,
> I have some important data in some folders that I would
> like to Password so noone except the password holder can
> have access to them.
>
> Any Ideas???
>
> I have a windows 2000 Pro Computer .

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